Politicians
- Richard Brown (died 1443), MP for Derby (UK Parliament constituency)
- Richard Brown (Canadian politician), Canadian politician
- Sir Richard Browne, 1st Baronet, of Deptford (c. 1605–1682/83), English ambassador to the court of France
- Sir Richard Browne, 1st Baronet, of London (c. 1610–1669), Major-General in the English Parliamentary army during the English Civil War; Lord Mayor of London
- Richard C. Brown (1939–2004), United States Ambassador to Uruguay, 1990–1993
- Richard Browne (died 1604), MP for Lichfield, Newton (Isle of Wight), Cirencester and Harwich
- Richard Browne (died ?1614), MP for Steyning, Arundel, Lewes, Gatton and Midhurst
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